Joshua Burnside

Joshua Burnside is an experimental folk project shaped by Irish traditional song and alternative electronica, presented at Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Joshua Burnside writes experimental folk songs, performs them and produces the recordings. The music draws on alternative electronica and Irish traditional song, combined with found sounds, world music and unconventional production methods. Burnside was raised in the north of Ireland, between the drumlins around Strangford Lough and the streets of East Belfast, and the songs address the economics of everyday life, family, trauma and renewal in a post-conflict society.

The fourth album, It's Not Going To be Okay, came out in 2026. Written after the death of a close friend, Dean Jendoubi, it follows the path from grief towards acceptance through sparse fingerpicked guitar, blunt lyrics and the experimental production that characterises the project. It received considerable press coverage and radio support, including playlisting on BBC 6 Music, and it followed the critically acclaimed 2025 album Teeth of Time.

Band On The Wall is a concert and performance venue in Manchester's Northern Quarter. This evening places the act in that venue on this visit to the city.